Tamiya had just
released their F-16CJ Block 50, so I decided to use it to first build a Barak
block 40 (wasn't too keen about building another 'WW' block 50..). In order to
do so, some areas had to be altered. I used the Barak conversion set from
DrPepperResins
http://www.drpepperresins.com/
to build this. In the set you get the extended parabrake tail,
intake light ECM housings, enlarged nose RHAW housings, under-intake bump, 4 ECM
bumps for the "doughnut panel", 4x 16S210 missile launchers, and a
pair of block 40 style main landing gear wheels. I opted not to use the 4 ECM
bumps for the doughnut panel as they were removed in the later stages, instead I
used alumnium tape, cut in a panel-scribing template, to represent the blanking
panels used.
Of course we all
know about the wonders of Tamiya's engineering, so I won't go much into that. I
used 2 Python-4 AAMs from Paragon Designs, those were very nice, thank you very
much Neil!. Decals were from Isradecals. I chose 535 as it was represented in
the Isradecals book about Baraks, which was also my main reference for this
build. To top it off (I know it's probably not a real loadout), I used a
LITENING III pod from DrPepperResins as well. This comes with the decals for the
silver latches, so I only had to paint the pod grey, and decal away.. For
weapons I also used 2 GBU-12s from Hasegawa Weapons set D.
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As the Tamiya kit nozzle
was sparse on the interior decal, I used a DrPepperResins GE-F110 nozzle
that also came with black decals for the dark areas of the nozzle.
All in all, quite a
lot of resin, but well worth it as it adds another dimension of colour to my
display case.
David
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